Chapter 14
Kara and Mon-El landed on the front lawn at the address that Winn had given them. It was a nice little two story house in a quiet neighborhood. The sirens in the distance told them that NCPD was on their way. Using her x-ray vision, Kara scanned the building and found nothing on the first floor, while Mon-El scanned the second floor.
"Are you sure this is the address?" Mon-El asked. He knew the answer but he figured it would be better to double check.
"They must be in the basement. I'll check it out and you check the garage," the blonde responded. He nodded and moved over there. He scanned the garage and found a car inside. Not seeing any people he frowned and headed for the garage door. Perhaps he needed to see if there was a trap door or something.
Meanwhile, Kara had tried the front door and found it unlocked. It was odd for the day and age, so she put herself on even more of a high alert. Heading inside, she called out for her sister and got no reply. Walking around on the first floor, she discovered a basement door in the kitchen and opened it. The lights were off and she flicked on the switch near the top of the stairs.
"Alex? Maggie?" No response. That feeling in the pit of her stomach started to grow. Something was wrong. Reaching the bottom step, she noticed a pool of blood by the washing machine, which was on the far wall, and quickly activated her comms.
"I have blood in the basement. There is no sign of Alex or Maggie," Kara said as she continued to look around the basement. Other than the washing machine and dryer, it seemed like most other basements, full of cobwebs and boxes of items that were being stored for later use.
"The garage was a bust as well," she heard Mon-El's voice over the comms.
"NCPD is only two minutes out. Get out of there," Winn said.
"What about Alex and Maggie?" Kara asked.
"I've got Eddie doing a deep dive on Officer Ford. Head back to headquarters and we'll catch up after Guardian stops this car thief," Winn responded.
"You guys need backup?" Mon-El asked.
"We have it covered," their friend replied. With the conversation over with, Kara and Mon-El quickly left the house and took to the skies. Kara stopped however, and tried to fine tune her super hearing. If Alex was out there calling for help, the blonde didn't want to miss it.
"Nothing. I really don't like this," she said after a few minutes.
"Not too many people could get the drop on your sister or Maggie. It should narrow our list down considerably," Mon-El said as they headed back to the DEO. That's when the comms crackled to life.
"What kind of car was in the garage?" It was Eddie from the DEO.
"It was a small, back, four door sedan," Mon-El answered.
"That was the only car?" Eddie pressed.
"Yes…" the former Daxamite was wondering where this was going.
"I've got a minivan registered to an Ashely Ford blowing through red lights six blocks from the house. You guys must have just missed them. Be aware NCPD is in hot pursuit," Eddie explained. Both heroes took off for the location.
"We see them. The van is out of control, speeding through the city streets," Kara said over the comms. She pushed herself to go faster and was on top of the vehicle in seconds. She punched her fist though the roof of the car and peeled the hole she'd made open. Mon-El landed in front of the vehicle and stopped it in its tracks, moments before it would have crashed into a city bus.
By now, Kara was inside the vehicle, pushing her way to the front seat. The driver, a petite blonde woman, tried to get out and found Mon-El at the door.
"I suggest you come up slowly with your hands up. Where are Agent Danvers and Detective Sawyer?" Mon-El asked.
"Where are they?" Kara pressed when they got no response. She was trying to remain calm but the blood at the house had unnerved her.
"Who?" The blonde asked; the look on her face showed she was terrified. Kara looked to her boyfriend, who tried a different tack.
"Are you Ashley Ford?" He asked.
"Yes," was the response.
"Why were you running red lights? You almost got people killed," he pressed. It was then that the terrified look on her face shifted and Kara's eyes went wide.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Ashley asked, she went for something next to her on the seat and Kara grabbed her wrist.
"I don't think so," the Kryptonian shook her head. Mon-El motioned for the NCPD officers to move in. They did so and arrested the woman. That's when the two Kryptonians gave the minivan a once over.
"There's blood in the trunk," Mon-El swallowed.
"That means Alex and Maggie are between here and the house," Kara said. They both had the same thought at the same time – there was access to the waterfront between the two places.
To Be Continued…